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`812908/2014
`INDEX
`NO.
`INDEX NO. 800917/2019
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`STATE
`SUPREME
`
`OF NEW YORK
`COURT
`:
`
`JUANITA
`
`WALKER,
`
`COUNTY
`
`OF ERIE
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`DAMAGES
`ORDER
`
`VERDICT
`
`&
`
`Index
`
`No.
`
`812908-2014
`
`vs.
`
`KIM TUYEN
`PHAM,
`PETERS
`d/b/a
`and
`DOE NO.
`JANE
`DOE NO.
`JANE
`
`individually,
`NAILS
`and
`1, and
`2,
`
`PETERS
`
`NAILS
`
`1,
`
`Defendants.
`
`HON.
`
`CATHERINE
`
`NUGENT
`
`PANEPINTO,
`
`J.S.C.
`
`After
`
`a Confession
`Defendants
`
`2017;
`ordering
`on Damages,
`testified
`regarding
`
`of
`
`issued
`forth
`
`and
`an Order
`in the Confession
`held
`September
`this Court
`
`Judgment
`and
`
`in December,
`an Inquest
`ordering
`Plaintiff
`when
`2018;
`the
`following:
`
`20,
`reviewed
`
`was
`Thereafter
`with
`
`exhibits;
`
`Lane
`
`this
`Court
`Judgment,
`the conduct
`set
`for
`liable
`to CPLR
`Inquest
`pursuant
`§3215.
`The
`damages.
`past
`and
`future
`her
`Affirmation
`of Thomas
`Walker
`of
`Juanita
`with
`of Thomas
`A. Cumbo,
`of Hongyu
`M.D.
`Wen,
`of Kamaljot
`M.D.
`Singh,
`of Lynn
`Fletcher;
`of Law with
`
`Attorney
`Affidavit
`Affirmation
`Affidavit
`Affidavit
`Affidavit
`Memorandum
`
`and
`exhibits.
`
`exhibits;
`M.D.;
`exhibit;
`
`with
`with
`
`exhibits;
`
`WALKER's
`and credible
`2013.
`
`This
`
`Court
`
`finds
`
`as follows:
`
`From
`Plaintiff
`
`nail
`studio,
`birthday.
`traveled
`
`Shortly
`throughout
`
`JUANITA
`Plaintiff
`a compelling
`was
`PETERS
`NAILS
`thereafter
`her
`
`along
`
`and
`
`lanced
`
`packed,
`hospitalized
`eventually
`staphylococcus
`resistant
`PHAM and PETERS
`
`in
`July,
`she experienced
`body.
`She
`initially
`with
`antibiotic
`at Millard
`Fillmore
`aureus
`NAILS.
`
`(MRSA),
`
`Testimony:
`witness.
`She described
`Plaintiff
`treated
`herself
`and discoloration
`soreness,
`pain,
`with
`an abscess
`diagnosed
`was
`treatment.
`After
`several
`more
`abscesses,
`Suburban
`Hospital
`with
`a diagnosis
`contracted
`from
`tools
`used
`
`Defendants'
`
`at
`
`41"
`
`was
`was
`
`her experience
`her
`for
`a pedicure
`to
`feet, whichthen
`onher
`on her
`leg, which
`Plaintiff
`of methicillin-
`by Defendants
`
`unsanitary
`
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`the painful
`the
`to treat
`in detail
`various
`injuries
`inflict
`on her
`she has a young
`life;
`family
`about MRSA
`warned
`Plaintiff
`was
`injury.
`being
`physical
`him and m-wning
`contact
`with
`a disciplined
`into
`she comes
`contact.
`There
`have
`which
`in a separate
`to live
`with
`Plaintiff's
`issues"
`conscious
`as well
`as the draining
`she
`a result,
`sharply
`her
`dictating
`clothing
`was
`located
`on her
`left
`
`testified
`four
`at
`
`explained
`her
`strain
`of
`
`the
`
`Plaintiff
`to the
`the
`time
`her
`
`necessitating
`of
`linens
`
`and
`
`limiting
`anything
`which
`Plaintiff's
`infected.
`Plaintiff
`on her neck
`and
`
`during
`
`being
`those
`
`One
`treated
`
`chest,
`such
`as diarrhea.
`antibiotics,
`and painful,
`are itchy
`sometimes
`abscess
`parts
`of her body.
`in her
`left
`with
`arm;
`with
`the wound
`care,
`MRSA "sits
`in the
`back
`condition.
`permanent
`
`else with
`son had
`"self
`
`has
`
`As
`
`physical
`other
`as do
`head"
`of her
`
`therapy.
`from
`
`nurses
`
`causing
`
`Thankfully,
`the Visiting
`her
`anxiety
`
`procedures
`
`infections.
`now nine
`son,
`transferred
`
`home
`
`sister
`
`to prevent
`
`also
`
`She
`years
`old,
`to
`her
`son;
`procedure
`of
`time,
`him from
`
`cleaning
`been
`periods
`
`of
`
`the
`
`because
`unsightly
`suffers
`odor
`and also
`time
`limits
`her
`options
`in order
`shoulder
`blade,
`Plaintiff's
`
`from
`
`home.
`
`The
`
`sores/scars,
`especially
`effects
`from the
`side
`sores
`from
`away
`to avoid
`certain
`aggravating
`of mobility
`loss
`which
`caused
`sister
`is a nurse
`and
`she helps
`Ac=icts=*=
`
`Nurses
`as she's
`
`learned
`
`it
`
`(VNA).
`Plaintiff's
`is an unpredictable
`
`and
`
`Thomas
`
`A. Cumbo,
`
`MD:
`
`Dr. Cumbo
`certified
`explained
`skin
`
`boils,
`natural
`
`Plaintiff's
`Dr.
`Cumbo
`
`including
`Through
`
`is a board
`physician
`certified
`from
`Millard
`records
`medical
`MRSA
`is a bacterium
`
`with
`
`in infectious
`a specialty
`Suburban
`Fillmore
`that
`causes
`a variety
`spinal
`lung,
`brain,
`a resistance
`
`diseases.
`He reviewed
`In his Affirmation,
`Hospital.
`health
`of
`significant
`issues,
`infections.
`blood
`
`stream
`
`and
`
`to certain
`
`antibiotics.
`
`heart
`valve,
`sepsis,
`infections,
`MRSA has developed
`selection,
`
`Ms. Walker
`to recurrent
`through
`symptoms
`will
`fevers
`suffer
`pains
`or
`chest
`Ms. Walker
`case
`
`treated
`new
`
`for MRSA
`infections.
`
`of
`abscesses,
`and whichever
`breathing...
`trouble
`
`she will
`
`older,
`life
`
`threatening
`
`gets
`
`scenario,
`
`susceptible
`
`present
`"patients
`
`experience
`occur...As
`in the worst
`
`in
`2013,
`"The
`
`boils,
`organs
`when
`be more
`conditions
`
`infection,
`patient
`deficits
`
`may
`may
`and
`
`like
`
`boils,
`stream
`
`abscesses,
`infections."
`
`blood
`
`and
`
`2014,
`
`2015,
`infections
`cellulitis."
`
`is
`to
`
`she
`2017;
`demonstrating
`be expected
`can
`recurring
`generally
`and
`a blood
`stream
`With
`be symptomatic...a
`are infected
`will
`neurological
`is infected,
`the
`spine
`skin
`at
`risk
`of developing
`sepsis
`and
`
`Hongyu
`
`Wen,
`
`MD:
`
`Dr. Wen
`
`is a board
`care
`physician;
`primary
`for MRSA since
`her
`
`certified
`
`physician
`supplied
`in 2013.
`
`he
`diagnosis
`
`Plaintiff's
`treatments
`
`and member
`her
`certified
`
`of Buffalo
`records
`
`Medical
`
`documenting
`
`Group.
`her
`
`is
`
`He
`various
`
`Kamaljot
`
`Singh.
`
`MD:
`
`Dr. Singh
`
`Plaintiff's
`2013.
`visit
`was
`
`utilizing
`packed
`
`plastic
`certified
`is a board
`on her
`has operated
`who
`surgeon,
`"I performed
`certified
`From his
`records,
`A large
`amount
`blade.
`an 11 scalpel
`A dressing
`was
`1/4 iodoform.
`with
`
`and member
`surgeon
`abscesses
`various
`an incision
`and
`of purulence
`
`applied.
`
`The
`
`patient
`
`Medical
`of Buffalo
`Group.
`since MRSA was
`diagnosed
`first
`the time
`procedure
`at
`drainage
`from the wound.
`was
`expressed
`tolerated
`the procedure
`
`He is
`in
`the
`Site
`well."
`
`of
`
`

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`CLERK
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`"Attempted
`to reach
`her
`Will
`to suburban.
`a right
`abscess.
`neck
`
`patient,
`admit
`It was
`
`Lynn
`
`Fletcher,
`
`RN:
`
`she had a near
`syncopal
`patient
`and
`check
`some
`On a 14 day
`on 7/7/17..
`
`episode
`labs..."
`
`lanced
`
`on the way
`""
`Recently
`course
`of
`
`home.
`had
`Bactrim."
`
`sister
`was
`Her
`to go to MFSH
`
`taking
`ER for
`
`RN Fletcher
`"assisted
`Juanita
`has
`infection
`she sustained
`to Plaintiff's
`house
`twice
`and dressed
`a day...
`twice
`different
`over many
`parts
`first
`these
`with
`her
`bout
`abscesses,
`Juanita's
`at
`son could
`time.
`on Juanita
`from
`to be apart
`and
`been
`difficult
`
`I kept
`stay at
`not
`son."
`her
`have
`
`her
`their
`
`The
`resulting
`a significant
`
`taken
`
`extremely
`
`that
`tough
`have
`
`1:2B
`(Burden
`
`(Expert
`
`sister
`
`treatment
`
`is Plaintiff's
`with
`her
`after
`receiving
`to assist
`a day
`over
`the years
`body."
`of her
`
`and
`
`nurse
`few
`
`care;
`
`at Erie
`a registered
`over
`past
`the
`years
`a pedicure
`the Defendant's
`at
`wound
`with
`"abscess
`multiple
`she has sustained
`Juanita
`is very
`self
`conscious
`son
`at my house,
`residence
`'occause
`
`County
`in connection
`salon
`nail
`incisions
`abscesses
`about
`
`Medical
`with
`2013."
`
`in
`
`She
`Center.
`the MRSA
`She went
`
`repacked,
`appear
`
`They
`
`four
`
`unpacked,
`each
`year.
`the abscesses.
`"During
`to five
`old
`years
`It was
`draining.
`were
`the MRSA infection
`
`about
`He was
`her wounds
`from
`circumstances
`Juanita."
`toll
`on
`
`The Court
`(Split
`Trial-Damages),
`1:25
`of Proof),
`1:91
`Witness),
`2:280.1
`was
`
`reviewed
`
`and considered
`
`1:8
`(Consider
`
`(Weighing
`only
`(Interested
`Witness),
`of EnjoymentofLife),
`
`(Loss
`reviewed.
`
`Suffering),
`CPLR §3215
`
`New York
`State
`the following
`1:21
`(Review
`Testimony),
`& Exhibits),
`1:27
`Testimony
`2:280
`2:277
`(Damages),
`(Damages-Injury
`and 2:281
`(Damages-Permanence-Life
`
`Pattern
`
`Principles
`
`(Exclude
`
`Jury
`
`Instinctions:
`
`Stated),
`Sympathy),
`& Pain
`Expectañcy).
`
`1:23
`
`1:90
`
`and
`
`pain
`
`and
`
`Plaintiff
`
`counsel
`requests
`respectfully
`of $350,000.00
`in the amount
`in the
`of $650,000.00.
`life
`amount
`the
`based
`upon
`are
`
`of
`
`life
`of
`
`amounts
`
`enjoyment
`of eñjoyment
`requested
`
`affirmations/affidavits,
`submitted
`comparable
`and
`these
`verdicts
`of
`requested.
`
`along
`verdicts
`the
`
`with
`with
`
`certified
`awards
`and
`
`testimony
`
`above
`
`records
`from
`
`medical
`
`ranging
`proof
`submitted,
`
`an
`and
`
`for
`award
`an award
`Plaintiff
`
`past
`suffering
`and
`future
`for
`suffering
`has a life
`of 31.8
`and
`referenced
`testimony
`In addition,
`photographs.
`and
`$765,000.00
`to $10,000,000.00.
`awards
`this
`Court
`
`and
`pain
`
`expectancy
`
`hereby
`
`loss
`and
`
`of
`loss
`The
`years.
`medical
`counsel
`
`In light
`amounts
`
`the
`
`decisions,
`
`1.
`
`After
`
`said
`this Court
`
`review
`
`and
`
`decides
`
`consideration
`as follows:
`
`of
`
`the
`
`essential
`
`facts,
`
`applicable
`
`charges,
`
`law
`
`and
`
`the total
`State
`of damage,
`to make
`
`amount
`if any,
`an award,
`
`from
`
`may
`
`of damages
`the
`date
`
`insert
`
`to plaintiff,
`of accident
`"none"
`the word
`
`JUANITA
`
`WALKER,
`to the
`date
`(7/26/13)
`as to that
`item.
`
`the following
`for
`decide
`verdict.
`If
`
`items
`not
`
`of
`
`Past Pain
`(A)
`include
`Loss
`
`and Suffering,
`of Enjoyment
`
`of Life:
`
`$
`
`350,000.00
`
`

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`2.
`
`State
`
`the
`separately
`from
`if any,
`as to any
`
`damage,
`an award
`
`amount
`the
`date
`below
`
`of
`
`the
`
`to plaintiff,
`of verdict
`
`JUANITA
`to be incurred
`
`WALKER,
`in the
`
`for
`future.
`"none"
`
`the
`following
`decide
`If
`as to that
`
`item.
`
`of
`items
`to make
`
`not
`
`items,
`
`may
`
`insert
`
`the word
`
`Future
`
`(A)
`include
`
`including
`from
`that
`
`the
`Plaintiff
`
`and Suffering,
`of Enjoyment
`Loss
`permanent
`effect
`for
`verdict
`be expected
`
`Pain
`
`time
`
`of
`can
`
`of
`life,
`of
`injuries,
`the
`time
`to live:
`
`$
`
`650,000.00
`
`to Question
`there
`#2,
`for damages
`WALKER,
`amounts
`are made,
`compensation
`
`to compensate
`intended
`amounts
`are
`then
`for each
`in the future,
`to be incurred
`over
`which
`the period
`of years
`to the
`plaintiff.
`
`such
`
`plaintiff,
`item for
`
`amounts
`
`are
`
`state
`
`of enjoyment
`loss
`and
`permanent
`effect
`the
`verdict
`of
`can
`be expected
`
`the
`the time
`Plaintiff
`
`of
`
`3.
`
`in response
`If
`JUANITA
`which
`
`the
`
`intended
`
`(A)
`
`to provide
`
`and
`
`Pain
`suffering
`of
`life,
`including
`from
`the
`injury,
`the time
`that
`for
`to live
`
`This
`this Verdict
`service.
`
`of
`and
`
`constitutes
`and Order
`
`and Order
`the Verdict
`this Court
`to counsel
`
`of
`
`by
`
`__31.8
`
`years
`
`this Court.
`shall
`not
`
`The mailing
`notice
`con:,iliate
`
`of a copy
`of entry
`
`Ho
`
`.
`
`t
`
`rine Nugent
`
`anepmto
`
`Dated:
`
`October
`
`Buffalo,
`
`, 2018
`New York
`
`ENTER
`
`